Category Archives: los angeles

ComedyZen – July 2010

ComedyZEN is back in Los Angeles with Jokes of Death. The show will be hosting East Coast comedian, Eliot Chang. You can catch his Comedy Central Present on air now. Rajiv Satyal will be your MC. Also on list of comedians KT Tatara, who you have seen on Comedy Central and the show “How I met Your Mother.” The lovely and lethal Aiko Tanaka will be featured.. But there’s more…the boys from Just Kidding Films will be doing the History of Korean Drama. Meet and Greet the comedians at the AFTERPARTY at CHOP SUEY, right around the corner. All patrons will also get FREE admission (normally $9) to the newly renovated, multimillion dollar Japanese Museum (from 6-8PM). Come experience and appreciate modern design and enjoy the critically acclaimed MIXED exhibition.

Comedy Zen will be held at

Japanese American National Museum
369 East First Street
Los Angeles, CA
Date: July 29, 2010
Time: 8:00pm – 10:00pm

Use discount code: APA for $5 off youtickets

ComedyZen – July 2010

ProjekZoo : Where The Wild Kings Are

Leave a reply

Some of the hottest online artists are coming together for a live concert event at the Los Angeles Convention Center called ProjekZoo: Where The Wild Kings Are. Talented singers and rappers from all over the country and locally are coming together to give you a show of a lifetime! Part of the proceeds will go to bringing awareness to the community about schools losing funding for music education. The Boys & Girls Club, K.i.D Entertainment & UrbZoo will help fund a music program for inner city children in the Los Angeles area. Musical artists from across the nation are coming to show support for the community, and help raise awareness about the importance of music education. Here’s the info on the event:

Los Angeles Convention Center
On the West Hall Room 515A
Doors open at 5:30

Come get wild with:
Lil Crazed
Michelle Martinez
Krystle Cruz
Jargon
Joanlee
The Werd
89 The Brainchild

Ticket Prices:
General Admission $20
VIP Package – $40 Exclusive access to Soundcheck & a chance to interact with the artists before the event kick off! Front of the line access to the event with VIP lanyard – First Chance to purchase exclusive merchandise and front line access for meet & greet session

ProjekZoo : Where The Wild Kings Are

Picture Day – 2010 ISA Breakout Performer Contest

Leave a reply

Picture Day - 2010 ISA Breakout Performer Contest

ISA (International Secret Agents) is back in 2010 with a double dose in NY and in LA. This will be the first time the event will be held in NYC and will guaranteed to be sold out in both locations. To support this year’s concert, ISA is launching another search for this year’s breakout performer. (Who remembers last year’s winner Clara Chung? She got an album coming out soon.) This could be your BIG break. Win a chance to perform at International Secret Agents concert and other cool prizes! Here’s more on how you can enter:

STEP 1: Pick out something cool to wear at JC Penney
STEP 2: Make a video of yourself showing off your talents!
STEP 3: Submit your video to JCPvote.com
*Submission deadline: July 29,2010.

Watch Wong Fu Productions‘ Picture Day video to get a feel of how you might want to do the video. The short features Wes and Phil from Wong Fu Productions, Cathy Nguyen, Clara Chung, and Wong Fu regular Christopher Dinh.

Picture Day – 2010 ISA Breakout Performer Contest

INTERNATIONAL SECRET AGENTS CONCERTS TOUR 2010
ISA NEW YORK:
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Webster Hall
125 East 11th Street
New York City, NY 10003

LOS ANGELES
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Cerritos Performing Arts Center
12700 Center Court Drive South
Cerritos, CA 90703

Tickets and more info on this year’s exciting lineup coming soon!

The Hunted EP by Connie Lim

Leave a reply

The Hunted EP by Connie Lim

Just recently, LA-based singer-songwriter Connie Lim released The Hunted EP, a 7-track album. The tracks are completely remastered and flow incredibly smoothly with Connie’s amazing vocals. Influenced by artists like Imogen Heap, Zero7, Feist, Morcheeba, Portishead, Natalie Merchant, Nina Simone and Bill Withers, Connie creates a different genre of what she calls “retrotronica”: a blend of old school songwriting and electronic sentiment. You can preview and buy her tracks off of CDBaby for digital download. Her CD release party is set to go down Saturday, July 17 at the Hotel Cafe in Hollywood. If you’re in the Los Angeles area and want to check some great local acts, go to her facebook event page to RSVP.

For more information about Connie’s CD release party and future events, visit Connie’s website at www.connielimmusic.com.

Connie Lim’s Behind the Scenes of “The Hunted” with Steve Nguyen

Vote APCF for Chase Community Giving

Leave a reply

Asian Pacific Community Fund

A slew of artists including Dawen, Connie Lim, Mista Cookie Jar, DanAkaDan, Nathan Park and Chris Pham from Seriously, Sam Geunjin Kang, and Megan Lee got together to film a PSA over the past weekend encouraging everybody to vote for the Asian Pacific Community Fund in the Chase Community Giving. It’s great to see a bunch of AA musicians come together and take the time out of their busy schedules to help support a charitable cause.

The Asian Pacific Community Fund is a 501(c)(3) community-based fund that was created to fulfill a need for a unified effort to educate and encourage donors to direct their charitable giving to benefit community organizations serving the rapidly growing population of Asian Pacific Islanders in Los Angeles.

APCF partners with its 29 Affiliate Agencies to conduct charitable giving campaigns in public, private, and nonprofit organizations throughout Los Angeles County. Since its founding, APCF has raised and distributed over $1.5 million in unrestricted grants to its Affiliates. These grants enable APCF agencies to both launch new initiatives and strengthen current programs and services for diverse Asian Pacific Islander clients, including: disadvantaged children, youth, disabled, seniors, immigrants, refugees, battered women, and low income families.

Please join them in the effort to spread the word and get out the vote to help APCF win so they may continue to better serve the community. You can go here to vote. The top 200 will be announced July 13, and the numbers are slowly rising over the week for APCF (currently #123). Here’s the video for PSA to vote for the APCF with music provided by various artists.

Vote for APCF! – “I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing” – PSA

Giveaway: Win “Inception” Promotional Prize Packages

2 Replies

Inception

After coming off a highly successful box office hit, director Christopher Nolan returns to the silver screen to bring you Inception, a psychological thriller that will literally go inside your mind! Touted as one of this year’s hottest summer films, Inception is set to be released in major theaters July 16. Inception’s well-acclaimed cast of Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ken Watanabe, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Cillian Murphy, and Tom Hardy will be sure to bring the excitement and action as anticipated. Here is the official synopsis:

Acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan directs an international cast in “Inception,” an original sci-fi actioner that travels around the globe and into the intimate and infinite world of dreams.

Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction: stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb’s rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved. Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption. One last job could give him his life back but only if he can accomplish the impossible—inception. Instead of the perfect heist, Cobb and his team of specialists have to pull off the reverse; their task is not to steal an idea but to plant one. If they succeed, it could be the perfect crime.

But no amount of careful planning or expertise can prepare the team for the dangerous enemy that seems to predict their every move. An enemy that only Cobb could have seen coming.

This summer, your mind is the scene of the crime.

channelAPA.com wants to help promote the growing trend of Asian media and entertainment, and we’re excited to see actors like Ken Watanabe, Tai-Le Lee, and Yuji Okumoto in a potential blockbuster movie. It’s also great to see Asian actors busting out of stereotypical roles and showing the world what they can really do if given the right opportunities. In light of all this, we’re giving away Inception prize packages consisting of hats, shirts, and cups! In order to win, please answer the following questions.

Inception Trivia Questions:

1. Ken Watanabe’s on-camera tuxedo was modeled after what traditional Japanese garment?

A) Japanese Hakama
B) Japanese Kimono
C) Japanese Yukata

2. How long has the concept of Inception been building in the mind Christopher Nolan?

A) 3 years
B) 6 years
C) 10 years

3. Ken Watanabe has spent an entire day filming a scene where he was:

A)    Immersed in a pool of water
B)    Floating above the floor
C)    On a mountain
D)    All of the above

4. The earliest filming of Inception was shot in what Asian city?

A)    Tokyo
B)    Bangkok
C)    Shanghai

5. Why is Ken Watanabe’s character referred to as “The Tourist”?

A)    He carries a special street map with him at all times.
B)    He has no expertise, and uses his financial influence to join the group.
C)    In his many business trips, he travels under the identity of a tourist.

How do you enter? There are three ways. Simply follow these instructions:

To Enter With E-mail: Send us an email at webmaster@channelAPA.com with your name, contact information, and answers.
To Enter With Twitter: Log in to your twitter account, follow us @channelapa and then send us a tweet with your answers.
To Enter With Facebook: Log in to your Facebook account and “Like” our Facebook Fan Page and then simply leave a comment on our wall with your answers.

It’s that simple! Entries must be received by July 15, 2010. Winners will be selected based on the entries with the correct answers and will be notified by e-mail on July 16 (opening night). We have lots of great prizes to give away, so don’t miss your chance to score some Inception gear!

INCEPTION – Ken Watanabe Interview

Inception – Official Trailer [HD]

Winners List:

Princess Spencer
Scott Yoshimoto
Caroline Yueh
Wat Deeudomchan
Chadwick Vargas
Emily Ma
Earl Baylon
Vijay Ojha
Matt Tsang
Onica Cupido
Karlen Williams
Wonho Lee
Donny Tran
Celine Hau
Holly Deitz,
Jenny Nguyen
Shin Kawasaki
Daynah Morita
Kevin Ng
Marietta Leung
Matthew Legarreta